The Government has streamlined employment tribunals to cut unnecessary demands on employers, and encourage growth, while safeguarding workers’ rights. From 6 April: The qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal will rise from one to two years Judges will be able to sit alone in unfair dismissal cases Witness statements can be provided in writing as…
Health and Safety Executive sets up mythbusters panel to tackle misuse of legislation by ‘jobsworths’ The mythbusters panel will aim to get rid of ‘daft’ rules such as a ban on children playing conkers without goggles Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA An official voice to combat misuses of health and safety legislation is being launched by ministers.…
If you are in danger of being made redundant there are some things you can do to either perseude your employer to choose someone else or give yourself some leverage in trying to negotiate a better package. Employers have to do 3 things to make a redundancy fair: 1. They have to consult with you-…
The answer to the question do I have to enter into a compromise agreement is NO! I have had plenty of cases where we have told the employer we are not going to sign the agreement and have gone on to bring unfair dismissal proceedings in the employment tribunal. If you are in this situation…
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued for consultation proposals for introducing fees for those wishing to lodge a claim with an Employment Tribunal (ET) or an appeal with the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). Currently, the system is free to use and in the year 2010/2011, 218,100 claims and 2,048 appeals were made, at a…